Comparing Britain in AD410 to today\'s woes

[Robert Vermaat]

I agree with you with regard to Michael Wood (can't comment on Mick Aston, but read the press as well at the time). At the Chalke Valley History Festival last year, Muichael Wood talked about the site of the battle of Gaugamela. He'd been invited into Northern Iraq by the US General at the time and he finally got to cover that part of Alexander's extraordinary journey. So enthusiastic, so detailed in his research and sources; a mesmerising speaker who conducts immaculate research. How I wish the BBC would have extended their TV series coverage to give him a "special" to do this.

Did he not 'sneak away' while doing the Alexander series, do shoot a highly risk and illegal report about the plight of the Marsh Arabs under Saddam? That took some balls.

(And a shame that the US bombers removed any last trace of the momument to Gaugemela on the mountain range and sited a strategic comms asset there instead :roll: )

O tempora, o mores. :|